Six Senses Phuket
Raceweek Gets Sponsorship
Boost for 2010
The
organisers of Six Senses Phuket Raceweek (SSPRW), the
first regatta in the
2010/2011 Asian Yachting
Grand Prix Championship (AYGP),
were excited to announce
today that both Title
Sponsor Six Senses Resorts &
Spas and Co-sponsor Jaguar
Cars have announced their
renewed commitment for the
2010 event.
SSPRW 2010 is the platform
for Jaguar’s regional launch
of the stunning, all-new
Jaguar XJ range – with VIP
guests invited from
throughout Southeast Asia to
experience both the regatta
and the new XJ. Already
confirmed to join Six Senses
and Jaguar in the
sponsorship lineup are
(returning) Tourism
Authority of Thailand,
Andaman Cabriolet,
Asia-Pacific Boating,
MyPhuketInfo.com and (first
time) Urbane Nomads, Gybe
and Movenpick. As
discussions come to fruition
over the coming weeks, many
more of last year’s sponsors
and partners are expected to
return in 2010.
Inspire Travel- April-Jun 2010
Vintage Vietnam
Jamie Nonis discovers
Vietnam through the cultural
prism trained on the
bustling Ho Chi Minh City
and laid-back charms of
Danang.
If you're planning a
truly unique destination
wedding, luxury travel
specialists Urbane Nomads
can even arrange for you to
exchange your vows in the
dramatic surrounds of the
Imperial Citadel, officiated
by a descendant of the
Nguyen Dynasty, the last
ruling family of Vietnam.
The Peak Singapore December'09
Flights of Fantasy
For the
literary minded, tracing the
footsteps of Wilfred
Thesiger, famed
colonial explorer and travel
writer, is an added draw on
a trek through the
Arabian Peninsula's Empty
Quarter. Urbane Nomads is
one company that offers
an itinerary for this area,
based on the theoretical
shopping list of the
Biblical Three Kings- gold,
frankincese and myrrh. A
desert stay may sound
forbidding, but on a
luxury-soaked journey of
tented camps, elaborate
Berber-
styled setups and
charismatic guides, framed
by the splendour of an Omani
sunset, there're not many
other places you'd rather
be.
TTG Asia April 2010
TTG Asia
Adventure and
eco-travel are thriving from
new travellers' lust for
more meaning in their trips,
say operators.
"It is definitely the
well-heeled elites as
opposed to young travellers
who make up the bulk of
adventure, cultural and
wildlife trips due to
factors of time and
disposable income."
Frequently, these clients
are able to 'rough it out'
in exchange for authentic
cultural experiences.They
could be spending nights in
the top hotels at the
beginning and end of their
stay, but camp in the
wilderness in between.
... there are
increasingly luxurious
options for the adventure
traveller, from the various
ultra-luxury lodges and
private camps in remote
parts of Africa, to the
luxury mobile tents offered
by my company in the
Serengeti, the Empty
Quarters of Oman and the
remote temples of Cambodia.
Icon October 2009
Singapore Tatler
October'09
Smart Travel- Height of
Luxury
Tents, eagle hunters and
horseback riding- it may not
sound like it, but according
to bespoke travel experts
Urbane Nomads, this Kublai
Khan inspired trip is the
most luxurious in the world.
Pero
si de lujo extremo se trata,
la agencia Urbane Nomads,
ubicada en Singapur, ha
querido rizar el rizo en lo
que a viajes se refiere y ha
lanzado 'El viaje mas lujoso
del mundo'.
Inbound Asia Jan 2010
The Holiday of a Lifetime
Founder of luxury travel
company Urbane Nomads, Hajar
Ali describes her clients as
"wealthy individuals looking
for holidays with a
difference that allow them
to be 'in touch' with local
culture but in as much
luxury as possible."
Self-proclaimed 'travel
mixologists', Urbane Nomads'
portfolio of off-the-beaten
track destinations includes
a visit to the remote polo
grounds of Pakistan's
Shandur Pass. According to
Hajar Ali, modern travellers
have begun to understand the
impact their visits have."There is a greater
consciousness of the impact
of the tourism dollar, with
people realizing that their
travel patterns do make a
difference and as a result,
they are encouraged to spend
their money in ways
appropriate to maximizing
the benefit to the local
population".
Vang November
Urbane Nomads du l ch xa x
và k bí
Bạn đang sống ở London, muốn
tìm cảm giác lãng mạn ở
Rome, và thậm
chí muốn lang thang trên con
đường phố thơ mộng ở Thổ Nhĩ
Kỳ, hay ăn
sáng ở Barcelona? Nếu bạn
tưởng tượng có thể chơi polo
ở Pakistan hay
thư giãn trong một spa ở Sri
Lanka, cơ hội đang mở ra
trước mắt bạn với
những tour du lịch mới lạ
của Urbane Nomads
Action Asia
September/October '09
High rolling on the high
steppe
Looking for that
cost-is-no-object trip that
combines unique adventures
with maximum comfort?
Travelling throughour by
private jet, guests will be
accompanied by a private
chef and butler(...)
For
the ultimate exotic
Valentine, niche Singaporean
travel agency Urbane Nomads
is offering exclusive
tailor-made retreats in
Saigon, Hanoi and Mai Chau
this month. Create
your own dream Eastern
romance from
options such as re-visiting
the Saigon landmarks
recounted by Marguerite
Duras in The Lover,
wondering through the
romantic city of Old Hanoi,
motor biking through the Mai
Chau hills by night or
visiting the famed Love
Market in Sapa. To
begin creating your journey
visit
www.urbanenomads.com
or call (+65) 6728 8614.
Blissful Brides July-Dec
2009
Q&A
Q: My wife to be and I are
beach lovers. Besides the
usual suspects like Bali,
Phuket and Bintan, is there
a more exotic location in a
similar price range we can
honeymoon at?
A: Why not try Sri Lanka?
Hajar Ali, founder of Urbane
Nomads, says, "Sri Lanka has
an amazing selection of
boutique hotels, with top
notch service and stellar
food. Whilst it has
something of a reputation
problem now (and quite
unfairly so as the unrest is
rather restricted to the
northern and eastern ends of
Sri Lanka and Yala), this
also means that you'd be
more likely to find the
entire boutique hotel to
yourself and a few others on
the beach."
Blissful Brides July-Dec
2009
Off the Beaten Path
For something more unusual,
Hajar Ali, founder of Urbane
Nomads which specialises in
personalised travel
itineraries, says, "Try the
lesser known cruises such as
those in Indonesia,
travelling to the islands of
Borneo to visit the Asmat
tribes, famous both for
their handicrafts and
woodwork as well as for
their headhunting practices,
which have continued till
relatively recently"
On Safari
Fancy walking with warriors
and eating honey from hives?
Urbane Nomads' Hajar Ali
recommends Northern Kenya,
which whilst having less
wildlife, is similarly
characterised by private
reserves and game grounds.
"The emphasis here is more
on the culture of the local
people. Safaris are led, not
on jeeps but instead feature
walking with warriors,
learning how to make fire,
and learning to distinguish
between the tracks and
sounds of the different
animals"
2-Mag Aug 2009
Creating the Wow Factor
Urbane Nomads turns the
typical tourist itinerary on
its head by scouring the
world for the most unusual
travel experiences. They
seek out the 'unseen' in
every destination, and
bundle it with luxury
accommodation and unusual
travel modes.
This July, for example, the
innovative tour operator is
organizing a trip to
Pakistan to witness a
no-rules polo match on what
is known to be the highest
polo grounds in the world.
Another first-of-its-kind is
a horseback safari in
Tanzania's Serengeti, most
famous for the annual
migration of over a million
wildebeest and about 200,000
zebras from the northern
hills to the southern
plains. Witnessing this
spectacle on horseback- and
combining it with a stay in
a super-luxurious safari
lodge- is a travel thrill
that's hard to beat.
Cubes Singapore Aug 2009
Into the Wild
At Lemarti's Camp, guests
check straight into the
majestic Kenyan landscape.
In the wilderness of the
banks of the Ewaso Nyiru
river, Trzebinski defined
her own kind of Kenyan
civilisation.(...) But Lemarti's camp, as it is
called, is not quite a
luxury holiday entirely. It
may offer more treats than
what ordinary safari
packages give, but the point
of the camp is still about
getting close to the land
and immersing yourself in
the culture and life of the
local people.
Lemarti's Camp is
represented by Urbane
Nomads.
For bookings, call (65)
67288614.
Singapore Polo Club March 2009-
Horse Themed Travel
The study of horse cultures
throughout Central Asia, so
intertwined with the nomadic
lifestyle and an analysis of
man’s interaction with
horses, is analogous of how
and why we travel.
From Chatwin’s advocation
of ‘the nomadic alternative’
, citing Robert Burton’s ‘Anatomy
of Melancholy’ that
everything we encounter in
nature ‘teaches us that we
should ever be in motion’,
to (...)
the liberation that comes
from owning so little and
consequentially, having to
protect so little, is one of
the reasons why we travel,
and why we play at being a
nomad, for the short
duration of the trip, on the
steppes of Mongolia, or the
Pantanal Wild Wet in Brazil.
Tropical March 2009-
Kep City and the Knai
Bang Chatt
Overshadowed by
Sihanoukville is a beach
destination as yet
undiscovered by the legions
of tourist buses, Kep City
is some 2 and a half hours
drive from the main city of
Phnom Penh. A quiet seaside
town whose charms are all
the more appreciated (and
its inefficiencies easily
forgiven), Kep has amongst
its attractions the nearby
island of Koh Tonsay, the
tragically beautiful ruins
of Bokor and the 6th century
temple-within-a-cave, Phnom
Chngauk.
